Spybot S&D?

Question

Is spybot and Bitdefender and PC tools Firewall enough for the security of my computer. If you recommend me others, please list the link. Thanks!

Answer 1

I use spybot and adaware as well as a firewall and regularly update spybot and adaware. About every 3 days I clear history and temp files, run the spybot and adaware and have never had a problem.

Answer 2

Consider these freebies in addition to your already good protection, as part of a "layered" approach to your security.

SpywareBlaster does 3 cool things, all without using system resources, to protect your computer from viruses and spyware and stop them before they do damage. Think of it as a vaccination for you computer. Use it in addition to your current protection for an extra layer of protection.

1.Adds a big list of tracking cookies to IEs or Firefox Blocked List.

2. Adds a few thousand "bad" websites to IE's Restricted Zone to limit their use of Active X, Java, javacript etc. (BTW, for maximum protection, everything in IEs Restricted Zone should be set to "Disable")

3. Set 'kill-bits" in the registry to prevent a bunch of harmful Active X controls from running on your computer.
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Also check-out SiteAdvisor which will warn you BEFORE you browse to less-desireable or dangerous websites.

http://www.siteadvisor.com/
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But , perhaps the best preventive is to always keep your Windows fully patched with all critical updates from Windows Update. This is a must! Microsoft issues regilar update the 2nd Tuesday of every month. Get 'em!

Answer 3

I would recommend ZoneAlarm for a totally awesome firewall, and AVG for anti-virus, along with ad-aware. Those are all free, which is nice, and really reliable in my experience.

Answer 4

I would say if you have a good antivuris and a good anti spyware program and also, a good firewall might also come in handy.